Pirus

The Pirus are a Los Angeles street gang alliance based in Compton, but also present in Inglewood, Watts, and some cities outside of Los Angeles County. The gang was created in 1969 by African-American teenagers and Vietnam War veterans, but its expansion was threatened by the creation of the Crips gang. The Pirus banded together with other gangs that were victimized by Crips gang attacks, forming the Bloods gang in prison. The Pirus are arch-rivals of the Crips, and their ranks are predominantly African-American, with some Hispanics and Native Americans being allowed into the gang. The gang was allied to the Bloods, the Midwest People Nation, and some sets of the Nortenos, while it was enemies with the Crips, Surenos, Asian Boyz, and Folk Nation.